LEB Lecture 2 Case 2 Matti Rudanko

Case : InternationalLegal Remedy and Redress System in Contract Law Task: The Contract Law Regulation of Sale of Goods Definition of Conforming Goods Legal Remedies for Defective Goods Choice of Law International Choice of Court Dispute Settlement systems

Lecture 2: Slides Slide sets: 4 LEB Lecture 2

Search of Regulation Material Links to Finnish legislation translations : http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/haku/?search%5Btype%5D=pika&search%5Bpika%5D=Act+on+Investment+Firms&submit=Search The Finnish Sale of Goods Act: http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1987/en19870355.pdf The Finnish Contracts Act: http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1929/en19290228.pdf CISG: http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/treaty.html Unidroit Principles: http://www.unidroit.org/english/principles/contracts/principles2010/integralversionprinciples2010-e.pdf Links to EU legislation: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/tools/sitemap.htm (by indicated search keys, e.g. document number) LEB Lecture 2

Topics and Issues International Redress System in Contract Law International private law (choice of law) International Choice of Court (International Jurisdiction) Dispute Settlement Systems Contract Law Regulation Sale of Goods Act (national) CISG Model laws and contracts (ICC, Uncitral) Other soft law Self regulation Non-conforming Goods Contractual performances of parties Definition of conforming goods Types of breaches of contract Remedy alternatives LEB Lecture 2

Other Material and Further Reading McKendrick, Ewan : Contract Law (9th edition, Palgrave Macmillan) Murray, Carole, Holloway, David, Timpson-Hunt: Schmitthoff s Export Trade: The Law and Practice of International Trade (11th edition, Sweet & Maxwell),  Please make use of your knowledge of IB, Finance, Logistics, and other business economic or legal know how LEB Lecture 2